Cambridge Police Officer To Obama: Butt Out of My Arrest

cobra de capell · #1 (**permalink**) 07-24-2009, 10:24 AM

Cambridge Police Officer To Obama: Butt Out of My Arrest
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2009...a-butt-arrest/

I am glad the officer didn't apologize and I hope he stands his ground.

“There is a class of colored people who make a business of keeping the troubles, the wrongs, and the hardships of the Negro race before the public. Having learned that they are able to make a living out of their troubles, they have grown into the settled habit of advertising their wrongs-partly because they want sympathy and partly because it pays. Some of these people do not want the Negro to lose his grievances, because they do not want to lose their jobs.”

- Booker T. Washington (1856-1915.)

Buzz · #2 (**permalink**) 07-24-2009, 10:51 AM

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Originally Posted by cobra de capell

“There is a class of colored people who make a business of keeping the troubles, the wrongs, and the hardships of the Negro race before the public. Having learned that they are able to make a living out of their troubles, they have grown into the settled habit of advertising their wrongs-partly because they want sympathy and partly because it pays. Some of these people do not want the Negro to lose his grievances, because they do not want to lose their jobs.”

- Booker T. Washington (1856-1915.)

Somebody must have told ol' Booker T about the reverends Jesse and Al.

Sounds like Obama might be the one who needs to do the apologizing. Racial profiling works both ways.

cobra de capell · #3 (**permalink**) 07-24-2009, 11:03 AM

Booker T had it right and he passed on in 1915! It's just not going to stop. Gates took advantage of the situation when he just needed to keep his mouth shut and perhaps be a little grateful for the property protection.

I've read the police report - it's Obama that needs to apologize and keep his pie hole out of local business. Even using the word "stupidity" is not very presidential.

Ron61 · #4 (**permalink**) 07-24-2009, 11:11 AM

But Ray, for him it would be fitting. After all he had just said he never had all of the facts and followed that with his stupid statement. I too hope the policeman refuses to apologize as he has no reason to.

Ron

computerworks · #5 (**permalink**) 07-24-2009, 11:20 AM

All the parties involved acted "stupidly."

Black or white, he was goin' down. You can't be guilty of 'contempt of cop' in Boston...

Those who know the town, know what I mean.

cobra de capell · #6 (**permalink**) 07-24-2009, 11:27 AM

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Originally Posted by computerworks

All the parties involved acted "stupidly."

Black or white, he was goin' down. You can't be guilty of 'contempt of cop' in Boston...

Those who know the town, know what I mean.

Thanks for sharing, ComputerWorks - another siding with liberals.

SP01715 · #7 (**permalink**) 07-24-2009, 02:11 PM

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Originally Posted by computerworks

All the parties involved acted "stupidly."

Black or white, he was goin' down. You can't be guilty of 'contempt of cop' in Boston...

Those who know the town, know what I mean.

Stupid comment IMO. I was a Deputy Sheriff for 12 years, and attitudes
like this are ignorant.

I had a situation very similar to the officer above. My partner and I responed to a 911 hang up at a residence. We arrived at the home and were met outside by a drunk black male. We told the man that we needed to check the house to make sure everyone was ok after he claimed nobody called 911. This guy responded by sicking his dog on me which I shot and killed after he bit me in the thigh. The incident ended after a showdown in the guys kitchen after he threw a coffee maker at me, and threatened us with kitchen knifes. After a dose of pepper spray the guy gave up. This all happend in front of his 11 year old daughter who was screaming for her dad to stop.

I ended up in federal court (his dirtbag lawyer filed a 5 million dollar federal lawsuit) after this guy claimed racism, and stated that we had beat him with batons. The guy had no injuries (we took full body pictures of him before booking), and all the use of force experts that testified stated that we could have used deadly force in the kitchen and would have been justified. Instead of being thankful he was still alive, this dirtbag plays the race card and put my partner and I threw two years of B.S. which ended in a jury trial in federal court where we were exonerated.

This stuff happens all the time. I worked in a city that had a very bad gang problem, but working the black side of town was much worse than the hispanic side. This is changing now because the hispanics are learning from the black activist groups to play the same games. I am glad I don't have to deal with this B.S. anymore

computerworks · #8 (**permalink**) 07-24-2009, 02:42 PM

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Originally Posted by SP01715

Stupid comment IMO. I was a Deputy Sheriff for 12 years, and attitudes
like this are ignorant.

I don't make stupid comments...and my attitudes are far, far from ignorant.

But...you're entitled to your opinion, Sheriff.....

Joe Wicked · #9 (**permalink**) 07-24-2009, 11:24 AM

The officers would have arrested anyone of any race that refused to show them ID, and was verbally abusive towards them. Then continued to try to incite a riot by yelling discrimination claims to bystanders. IMO The officers would have been justified arresting him when he refused to show ID. If they were racially motivated that is what would have happened. It appears to me that they gave this guy a lot of leeway and he just spit it in their face because he is a friend of the president. Completely unacceptable. He felt he could say and do anything because he knows Obama.

computerworks · #10 (**permalink**) 07-24-2009, 11:30 AM

No, just being smarter about it.

cobra de capell · #11 (**permalink**) 07-24-2009, 11:45 AM

In your view.

Dan40 · #12 (**permalink**) 07-24-2009, 12:15 PM

Is anyone surprised that obama is a total RACIST? You shouldn't be, its ALWAYS been obvious.

At this very moment the RACIST president of the shameful united states is on TV backpedaling
faster than a 600HP Cobra running a 1/4 mile!!

NOW!! Both the cop and the complainer are both decent men, according to "Say Anything" Hussein, the Apologist in Chief!

As a vet I feel sorry for the troops today putting their lives on the line for this anti-American scumbag!

cobra de capell · #13 (**permalink**) 07-24-2009, 01:25 PM

He sure is backpeddling - he's even stated that "Professor Gates Probably "Overreacted""

I'm thinking Gates is being thrown under the bus.

Crowley should ask the Messiah for his birth certificate now that he has standing as Obama slimed him publically.

Doug I · #14 (**permalink**) 07-25-2009, 08:47 AM

It didn't work. He opened it wider and inserted second foot. IMO

cobra de capell · #15 (**permalink**) 07-25-2009, 09:01 AM

SoTxButler · #16 (**permalink**) 07-25-2009, 09:32 AM

Obama should have kept his mouth shut and not commented as "POTUS".....instead, he reverted to his roots as an "ACORN COMMUNITY ORGANIZER"

Once a community organizer....always a community organizer. What a jerk!!!

cobra de capell · #17 (**permalink**) 07-25-2009, 10:31 AM

His original (”stupidly”) remark had two problems:

IGNORANCE - he didn’t have the facts
and
PREJUDICE - he presumed Crowley was guilty, then exacerbated it by explicitly linking the incident to “racial profiling” (”a fact”).

Yesterday’s non-apology addressed the ignorance. He supposedly figured out in a 5-minute conversation that Crowley is a “good man” and “outstanding police officer”.

But he did NOT address his prejudice...the presumption of guilt just because Crowley is white. He’s counting on the media acting as if he’s addressed the whole snafu. But he hasn’t.

When O talks about a “teachable moment”, he really means US, not him. Reporters should keep up the pressure, demanding that he address the PREJUDICE in his original comments. Our teachable moment should be that presuming racial motivations where none exist is the primary reason “race is still a troubling aspect of our society”.

The very fact that our POTUS has now revealed himself to be Prejudice against white people is very troubling.

What Obama should have said:
“I jumped to an incorrect conclusion based on the race of two people. When people make assumptions that someone is guilty based simply on race rather than on facts, like I did, it perpetrates racism within our society. We all need to work on judging people not by race rather by thier true ‘content of character.’ I am sorry for judging this situation based on race and not on the facts. I hope that all Americans, whatever race they may be, will work to end this type of behavior for the good of our Nation.”

Unfortunately, the facts are these:
Obama called Crowley's actions "stupid" and has never apologized for that.
Obama continues to call Crowley's actions "over reaction".

I don't need a bigoted racist telling me what is "teachable".

jams · #18 (**permalink**) 07-25-2009, 10:55 AM

I was afraid to post this story a few days ago assuming it would be so controversial...and it is!

jams · #19 (**permalink**) 07-25-2009, 10:57 AM

Lets just be happy this guy is not part of Obama's cabinet!

Bill Bess · #20 (**permalink**) 07-25-2009, 11:22 AM

I hope all those who voted for this poor excuse for a stateman president are happy with their choice.

Personally, I'm afraid for America......I think he could transend to another Hitler or worse.
Why can't this man use his head, be honest, fair and admit when they screwd up.
I guess it's his pompous attitude, and his hate for all others of non color is too much to overcome.
It saddens me to think that most people (98%) are good, god fearing folks that are not prejudice and are just trying to make it in this complex world.

I hope he wakes up and then grows up, God save us.

Bill